Tag: LA

I’ve had two friends on TV shows get blessed in a big way. One friend was on “Ellen.” She was nominated for a segment and was given a nice chunk of cash. Another friend was on “Wheel of Fortune.” He competed, figured out the final puzzle and also won a nice chunk of cash. I’ve…

It was the afternoon/evening rush hour. A line of cars waiting at a short signal. This street is always packed during this time. As I walked by, I heard one car honking a very long honk. It’s when you hold your hand down on the horn and not let up. It’s shorthand for extremely angry/agitated.…

This week the weather was summery, with highs in the 80s. It’s already September. On Monday I was thinking how long until the weather changed and then the next day the highs were in the 70s. The weather has changed. The kind of change where in LA you can wear shorts or not. Wear a…

In LA there’s a “season” called June gloom, which is basically cloudy days with cool temperatures. For locals the lack of constant sun can turn someone into a depressed person, as if they are severely deficient in Vitamin D and moping about as if the world is ending. Personally, I love the June gloom. The…

Today I walked into Buffalo Exchange with bag of clothes, hoping to get something for things I haven’t worn in a long time. There was a line, with mostly skater guys, which surprised me, but maybe it shouldn’t since it’s LA and skaters + fashion is a real thing. I wondered if anything from my…

A trend in denim jeans is having holes in them. Depending on your age, you may immediately think of the 80s-90s where holes in jeans were cool, just like big hair. I never got into the trend of holes in jeans unless it was made naturally through normal wear and tear. Plus they cost more…

Last time I talked about nutritional yeast; today will be about bread. Mmmmmmmm…bread. I like bread. I love bread. All kinds, like plain ol’ white bread, wheat bread, hot dog bread, hamburger bread, artisan bread, baguettes, ciabatta, sourdough, flatbread, cornbread. And all the other varieties you like, I probably like too. But I can’t eat…

Wearing sweatpants in public is a crime in my book of fashion law unless you are actually exercising. And usually you don’t exercise in malls if you are under 60 years old (although there’s always exceptions). However, things all changed a couple years ago when I was at H&M and saw these baggy elastic-band pants…

Previously: snow. Today: rain. The California drought is over. Everyone thought El Nino would take care of that last year, but it ended up being just like another dry winter. Then, this year is the year of the deluge of rain. So much rain it reminded me of Paris, where the winter rains are so…

Previously: necks. Today: scarves The best thing about winter is wearing scarves. I don’t recall wearing or owning a scarf until I lived on the east coast, where the wind is bitterly cold and the snowfall can get inside your coat unless all entry points between coat and skin are closed off with overlapping warm…